Sense 8 is available now on Netflix. Check out Adam throughout the season as Dr. Metzger.

Eight strangers around the globe find themselves connected — first by a violent vision, then by their shared ability to connect with one another’s thoughts and actions, and finally by the urgent need to find out what happened and why. Their need to know goes beyond simple curiosity — as they pursue answers, a mysterious organization hunts them down, intent on destroying them. The intense thriller is the first foray into television (or, more accurately, Netflix) for renowned filmmakers Lana Wachowski and Andy Wachowski (“The Matrix Reloaded”), who created the series with J. Michael Straczynski (“Thor”). The international cast includes veteran actors known to U.S. audiences, like Daryl Hannah (“Kill Bill”) and Naveen Andrews (“Lost”), and others well-known in their home countries, like German actor Max Riemelt and Doona Bae of South Korea. In keeping with the global premise of the series, shooting takes place all over the world, including London, Reykjavik, Nairobi and Mumbai.

Adam has been added to the cast of ABC’s Friday night comedy Cristela!
Adam plays Cristela’s colleague (and new man??) Six years into law school, Cristela is on the brink of landing her first big internship at a prestigious firm. The only thing standing between her and success seems to be her traditional Mexican-American family, who find her lofty career aspirations more ambitious than they think appropriate. As she finds herself with one foot in the old culture that she’s working to bring into the present at home and the other in the modern world that she wants to embrace in her professional career, Cristela finds the path to the American dream may not be simple, but it is full of laughter.

IAMA Theatre Company‘s hit production of Jon Caren’s The Recommendation has been nominated for three Ovation Awards by the LA Theatre Alliance!
Adam is nominated for the second time (best actor, Hey, Morgan!) along with cast members Brandon Scott and Malcolm Barret for BEST ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY and the show has been nominated for BEST PRODUCTION OF PLAY! The awards take place November 2nd in LA.

Sister, directed and written by David Lascher, co-written by Todd Camhe. (USA) – World Premiere, Narrative. When unstable Connie (Barbara Hershey) is tragically widowed, she finds it impossible to care for her delinquent adolescent daughter, Nicki, forcing her son, Bill (Reid Scott), to take his sister in. As the two begin to forge a healthy bond, well-meaning Bill implements his own method of treatment for Nicki’s mental troubles, but, when turmoil persists, he must reconcile his beliefs with what actually may be best for his sister. Sister addresses the polemic issue of youth psychotropic drug prescription with restraint and sensitivity.

“The always excellent Shapiro demonstrates versatility and spark as the über-confident Feldman, whose fratboy charisma is tempered by a less attractive self-centeredness that Shapiro does not shy from revealing, making for yet another gem of a performance from the IAMA mainstay.”
- StageSceneLA
“The Recommendation dazzles!”
- The Hollywood Reporter

THE RECOMMENDATIONtells the story of Aaron Feldman (Adam Shapiro) — smart, privileged and liked by everyone. And Iskinder (Brandon Scott), his college roommate, who is modest, unconnected and comes from a middle-class immigrant family. Soon the best of friends, Aaron takes Iskinder under his wing, sharing his world of favors and fortune. But the safe haven of college only lasts so long, and once in the real world, Aaron is thrust into a terrifying situation without his familiar safety net.

As the tables turn and he is forced to rely on an accused felon’s connections to keep him safe, both Aaron and Iskinder have to rethink the meaning of friendship and where loyalty has its limits. This new play raises questions about our so-called “post-racial” country, examines California’s prison-industrial complex, and asks whether there really must always be “haves” and “have-nots” in a modern society.

Our production of THE RECOMMENDATIONwill be sleek, modern, and fast-paced — allowing the characters to be front-and-center. While the play deals with thorny issues of race and class relations, it is above all the story of one friendship that hangs in the balance — something everyone can relate to. Our production will be intimate and immediate, with our narrator, Iskinder, sweeping the audience up into the greatest story he has ever told.

IFC Midnight, the genre arm of IFC Films, announced today that it has acquired U.S. rights to Zachary Donohue’s debut film, “The Den.” Co-written by Donohue and Lauren Thompson, the film stars Melanie Papalia, David Schlachtenhaufen, Adam Shapiro and Matt Riedy. “The Den” follows a young woman, who, studying the habits of webcam chat users, witnesses a brutal murder online, and plunges into an investigation that could befall a similarly grisly fate.

The deal was negotiated by Arianna Bocco, SVP of Acquisitions & Productions for Sundance Selects/IFC Films, withCliffbrook Films and Intricacy Productions on behalf of the filmmakers.

“The Den is a unique, modern thriller and we are very happy that it has found a home at IFC Midnight,” says producer Dan Clifton. “We’re excited for audiences to experience the film in both a theatrical setting and as a VOD title, which are opportunities presented in working with IFC Midnight.”

“Betrayal,” based on the hit Dutch series “Overspel,” was written by David Zabel (“ER,” “Detroit 1-8-7″) and directed by Patty Jenkins (“The Killing,” “Monster”), and is executive-produced by Zabel, Lisa Zwerling (“ER,” “FlashForward”), Alon Aranya (“Red Widow”) and Rob Golenberg (“Red Widow”).

One attempted connection leads to another. And then another. Set in a restaurant called Ellipsis, Full Circle bears witness to the complexity of human interaction. Each episode centers on two characters and the tangled drama of their relationship. One of them returns with another character in the following episode to reveal a whole new aspect of the riveting story. What happens when it all comes full circle?